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O'KISSME    SAN, 

::  ::  A   Doll  from  Japan.  ::  :: 


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'HIS  book  will  tell 

you  all  about 
The   doll,    O'Kissme 

San, 

Her  mistress,  too, 
Wee  Betty  Blue, 
Pup  Joe,  and  Captain  Ban, 
And  should  the  story  serve  to  pass 
A  pleasant  hour  or  so, 
Believe  me,  we 
Most  pleased  shall  be, 
So  please  to  let  us  know. 


Q'KISSME     SAN     had 

almond  eyes, 
A  parasol  and  fan  : 
A  doll  was  she 
Of  high  degree, 
From  picturesque  Japan. 
Her  hair  was  black  and  full  of  pins, 
She'd  teeny  weeny  feet ; 
Her  clothes  were  made 
Of  silk  brocade, 
Their  cut  was  simply  sweet. 

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r\  N  Miss  Betty's 
seventh  birth- 


Last  July,  O'Kissme 

San, 

In  a  lacquer  box, 
With  all  her  frocks, 
Arrived  by  parcels  van  ; 
And  Lovi-Dovi  too,  her 

maid, 

A  Jappy  little  elf 
Just  half  her  size, 
But,  otherwise, 
Exactly  like  herself. 


JWT ISS  BETTY  gave  a  dollies' 
IV1     tea 

To  all  her  little  friends ; 
And  cookie  bakes 
Such  lovely  cakes  ! 
Such  fruit  the  gard'ner  sends  ! 
Each  visitor  her  dolly  brings 
—  Of  course,  she  brings  her  best — 
And,  spick-and-span, 
O'Kissme  San 
Welcomes  each  dolly  guest. 


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T"V  RECTLY  tea  is  over,  then 
The  dollies  must  be  fed ; 

So  Nanny  brings 

Their  own  tea-things 
And  sets  them  out,  instead. 
And  now  a  curious  thing  occurred, 
The  little  Japanese 

Pushed  back  her  seat, 

Then,  on  her  feet, 
She  squatted  at  her  ease. 


OUT    when    O'Kissme    San 

commenced 

To  eat,  how  they  did  stare  ! 
For  strawberry  ice 
She  took,  like  rice, 
With  chop-sticks,  I  declare  ! 
Of    course,    the    other    dolls    with 
spoons 

And  forks  would  eat  no  more ; 
So  you  may  guess 
The  awful  mess 
They  made  on  Betty's  floor. 


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OW  when  it's  time  to 

say  good-bye, 
Ere  homeward  they  depart, 

Each  dolly  man 

To  'Kissme  San 
Offers  his  hand  and  heart. 
The  lady  dolls  with  jealousy 
Are  mad,  as  you  can  see, 

"What  have  I  done?  " 

Cries  everyone, 
"  Neglected  thus  to  be  ? " 

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/^VNE   day,    a    rick-shaw 

came  to  take 
O'Kissme  for  a  ride, 
With  coolie-man 
As  in  Japan, 

Between  the  shafts  to  stride. 
The  other  dolls — what  do  you  think  ? 
They  took  the  coolie  out, 
Then  harnessed  up 
A  playful  pup 
To  pull  the  cart  about. 


fYKISSME     SAN 

got  in,  and  then 

Her  maid  got  in,  as  well. 

The  sun  is  hot, 

But  off  they  trot, 
Now  listen  what  befell  : 
For,  just  as  Joe,  the  pup,  had  got 
Accustomed  to  his  load, 

A  water  rat, 

So  sleek  and  fat, 
Dashed  right  across  the  road. 


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AWAY    goes    Joe -the    dollies 

scream, 

Away  goes  master  rat ; 
A  nice  green  pond 
Lies  just  beyond, 
And  off  they  race  for  that. 
In  jumps  the  rat — in  follows 

Joe, 
Their    screams    he    never 

heeds, 

The  harness  snaps, 
The  wretched  Japs 

See !  struggling  in  the  weeds. 
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/^V  LD  George,  the  gard'ner, 

fished  them  out, 
And  laid  them  in  the  sun ; 
The  puddle-ducks 
Had  gobbled  up 
Their  garments — one  by  one. 
So  as  poor  Lovi-Dovi  had 
No  other  clothes  to  wear, 
A  smart  new 

frock 
Out     of     her 

stock 

Her    mistress 
had  to  spare. 

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R  Betty's  Summer  holidays 
At  Sandbeach-on-the-Sea, 

Her  Father  took 

A  cosy  nook 
For  all  the  family. 
Of  course,  the  dollies  went  as  well. 
With  all  the  other  toys, 

A  spade  and  pail. 

With  boats  to  sail— 
The  boats  were  for  the  boys. 


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/"\NE     morning,     on      the 

yellow  sands 
The  children  are  at  play 

When  "  Rooty-Toot," 

With  pipe  and  flute, 
Come  Punch-and-Judy  gay. 
Down  go  the  dolls,  the  spades,  the 

pails, 
And  off  the  children  fly ; 

The  rooty-toot 

Of  Punch's  flute, 
What  child  can  e'er  deny  ? 


^CARCE  was  her  mistress 

out  of  sight, 

When  poor  O'Kissme  saw 
A  crab  with  eyes 
Of  bulging  size, 
And  one  enormous  claw. 
She  screamed  aloud,    but   no 

one  heard, 

As,  sidling  down  the  shore, 
The  awful  crab 
Made  just  one  dab, 
And  off  his  victim  bore. 


TUST     then     poor    Bet    comes 

running  up, 
And  with  her  come  the  boys, 

And  Joe,  the  pup  : 

The  hunt  is  up  ! 
My  word,  they  make  a  noise. 
Joe  quickly  spies  the  robber  bold, 
They  raise  the  hue  and 
cry; 

So  crabby  drops 

His  prey,  and  pops 
Into  a  pool  hard  by. 

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"  A    CASTLE  for  O'Kissme  San 
Let's  build, "  the  children  cried ; 

"  And  let  the  wall 

Be  thick  and  tall, 
The  moat,  both  deep  and  wide." 
So,  when  the  tide  was  on  the  turn, 
They  wrought  with  willing  hands 

And  pail  and  spade, 

Until  they  made 
A  castle  on  the  sands. 


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TT  was  the  biggest  castle  that 
They  possibly  could  make  ; 

Said  they,  "No  wave, 

However  brave, 
Will  dare  our  fort  to  take." 
They  made  a  throne  of  oyster-shells, 
And  set  it  on  the  top, 

And  left  O'Kiss 

Me  San  on  this, 
Till  their  return,  to  stop. 


ID  UT,  all  too  quick  the  tide  comes 

up, 
And  wavelets  soon  surround 

The  rebel  fort, 

O'Kissme's  caught, 
And  looks  like  being  drowned. 
Hurrah  !  a  welcome  bark  she  hears, 
She  knows  that  help's  at  hand ; 

With  eager  din 

Joe  dashes  in, 
And  brings  her  safe  to  land. 


C  A  P  TA I  N  •  IB  A 


A  T  a  dollies'  sand-pie  party 
That  Betty  gave  one  day, 

O'Kissme  San 

Met  Captain  Ban, 
A  sailor  bold  and  gay. 
Her  fellow-countryman  was  he, 
An  admiral  elect ; 

There  was  no  man 

In  all  Japan, 
With  medals  so  bedecked. 

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OAID  he,  "I've  long  de- 
sired a  bride ; 
I'm  sick  of  single  life; 
So,  if  you  can, 
O'Kissme  San, 

Please  say  you'll  be  my  wife." 
O'Kissme  blushed  and  said,  "  I  feel 
Most  flattered,  don't  you  know  ? 
But  O  !     I  fear 
My  mistress  dear 
Will  never  let  me  go." 


TDESIDES,  I  have  a 

faithful  maid, 
I     could     not     leave 

behind." 
"Why,  let  her  wed," 
The  Captain  said, 
"  My  man,  if  she's  a  mind. 
He  is  the  handiest  tar  afloat, 
He  cooks,  and  shaves,  and  sews ; 
A  bo'sun  he 
Will  shortly  be. 
I'll  tell  him  to  propose." 

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1DOOR   Betty  wept — as  mothers 

will, 
When  they  their  daughters  lose, 

But  still  a  match 

With  such  a  catch 
She  couldn't  well  refuse. 
And  Lovi-Dovi  and  her  tar— 
His  name  was  Yo-Hee-Vo — 

Agreed  that  they, 

That  self-same  day, 
Would  to  the  altar  go. 


"  I  ^HE  wedding  was  a  grand  affair: 
They'd  breakfast  on  the  shore, 

With  speeches  fine, 

Green  ginger  wine, 
And  sandwiches  galore. 
Then  Captain  Ban  and  Yo-Hee-Vo 
Returned  aboard  their  ship, 

For  they  must  go 

To  Tokyo, 
Upon  their  wedding  trip. 


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IE     brides 
with  all  their 
dolly  friends, 
Went  for  a  walk 

along 
The     cliffs     of 

chalk 

For  one  last  talk; 

The     wind     v/as 

blowing  strong  ; 

But  as  the  sun  was  shining 

bright, 

The  newly-married  dolls, 
To  keep  his  rays 
From  their  bouquets, 
Put  up  their  parasols. 

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"  A  DIEU,  my  friends  ! "  O'Kissme 

cried, 

"Wish  us  a  happy  trip  ! 
Yon  tiny  boat 
Waits  there  afloat 
To  take  us  to  our  ship. 
I  see  my  husband  on  the  deck, 
With  telescope 

in  hand, 
He  looks  at 

me 
Across     the 

sea, 

Isn't  he  simply 
grand  ? " 


r  I  "HE   rising  gale 
their  parasols 
Makes    parachutes, 

and  high 
— One  powerful 

puff 

Was  quite  enough — 
Above  the  cliff  they  fly. 
Said  Ban,  "  It  seems  my  wife 

prefers 

Ballooning  to  a  boat, 
So  'neath  these  aer- 
Onauts  so  fair, 
My  ship  shall  gently  float" 

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O  AFE  in  the  air  the  dollies  wait, 

Until  the  tempest  calms  ; 
Then  down  they  drop, 
And  gently  flop 
.  Into  their  husbands'  arms. 
Good-bye,   good-bye,    brave  bo'sun 

Yo! 

Adieu  !  most  gallant  Ban  ! 
Stick  to  your  brides 
Whate'er  betides, 
Farewell !  O'Kissme  San  ! ! 

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